A crew chief directs the pilots of a 10th Combat Aviation Brigade CH-47 Chinook helicopter as it hovers over a shipping container to be sling loaded beneath the belly of the aircraft, Oct. 26, at forward Operating Base Airborne, Afghanistan. The flight cr

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A crew chief directs the pilots of a 10th Combat Aviation Brigade CH-47 Chinook helicopter as it hovers over a shipping container to be sling loaded beneath the belly of the aircraft, Oct. 26, at forward Operating Base Airborne, Afghanistan. The flight crew are all members of the Texas and Oklahoma National Guard serving under the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade.

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